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Essex Street Church (Boston, Mass.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1819
  • Existence: 1823

Parallel Names

  • Congregational Church, Essex Street, Boston
  • Essex Street Religious Society (Boston, Mass.)
  • Rev. Mr. Sabine's Church and Society (Boston, Mass.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Boston, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1822-1984.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0031
Abstract The history of the Union Congregational Church begins with the formation of the Essex Street Church in 1819. In 1822, owing to a disagreement with the church’s pastor, a minority of the church withdrew from the Essex Street Church and reformed the Union Congregational Church. The church was substantially rebuilt in 1840 and a new church building was constructed at the corner of Columbus Avenue and West Newton Street in 1870. In 1907, the Berkley Temple Congregational Church merged into the...
Dates: 1822-1984